Dominique Aegerter has completely dominated the first two days of the eighth round of the FIM Supersport World Championship in Barcelona. During practice, qualifying and the first race, the Swiss rider outclassed the entire field together with his Dutch employer. Leonardo Taccini had a more difficult start in the Catalan capital and was classified 26th after both practice sessions.
(24-09-2022)
Aegerter’s supremacy was further underlined during the Superpole on Saturday morning where he set a new lap record with 1’43.983 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Taccini clearly struggled more with his one-lap speed and qualified 26th for the two World Supersport races.
With the new bio flax fairing and livery of the Motonext project presented on Friday night, the first World Supersport race started on Saturday afternoon. However, the race was red flagged after one lap due to an incident on the opening lap which meant the race would be restarted later over 12 laps.
Aegerter did not start well and fell back to sixth place on the opening lap but that did not bother him. With measured overtaking, the Swiss came back to the front and took over the lead on the fifth lap. With his superior pace, the Ten Kate Racing rider managed to ride away and cross the line as the winner by a margin of over three seconds, taking his eleventh win of the season and increasing his championship lead by another five points.
For Taccini, it was going to be a difficult task from 26th on the grid but the Italian showed that he has the speed to get to the front. In twelve laps, Taccini made up no less than 15 places and eventually crossed the finish line in 11th place, scoring five points.
Dominique Aegerter:“It’s a fantastic day, we have been fast all weekend and this morning I did a 1’43 around this track. My first start was good but then we got a red flag and a restart of 12 laps. The second start was not great and I struggled a bit in the first two laps. Then I was able to ride my own pace and get to the front, finally I managed to create a gap of three seconds and took my 11th victory of the season.
We were lucky with the weather as a lot of rain was predicted. To finish this race first is fantastic, our goal was to finish ahead of Baldassarri and now we have increased the gap by another five points. To give Ten Kate Racing victory with the new project they have presented is great. It is important for the future of racing that there are eco-projects like this. Proud to be the first to be part of that. Tomorrow is another day of racing where I will try to repeat today’s performance.”
Leonardo Taccini:“The race of today was not too bad, we put a patch on the bad qualifying I did this morning. We need to continue in this way although it will be very difficult coming from the same position again. I want to thank the team for their work and congratulate them with the new parts they introduced.”
Kervin Bos – Ten Kate Racing team manager:“The first win for the Motonext project in the World Supersport championship is a fact, we are immensely proud that we did it in the first race straight away. Dominique and Leonardo both rode with the plant-based fairing and that shows the innovation we have brought works right away. Dominique took another dominant win and showed that he is the best rider at the moment. Perhaps I am even more proud of Leonardo’s race who came back from P26 to P11, insane. Surely he shows why we signed him, there is something in him and we need to get that out a little more often. Hopefully we can continue this upward trend with him tomorrow.
Thanks everyone for the comments on the Motonext project, nice to see that it has been received with open arms by the media worldwide.”
The second World Supersport race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will start at 12:30 on Sunday afternoon.
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Dominant Aegerter wins for Ten Kate with Motonext in Barcelona, impressive 11th place for Leonardo Taccini
Dominique Aegerter has completely dominated the first two days of the eighth round of the FIM Supersport World Championship in Barcelona. During practice, qualifying and the first race, the Swiss rider outclassed the entire field together with his Dutch employer. Leonardo Taccini had a more difficult start in the Catalan capital and was classified 26th after both practice sessions.
(24-09-2022)
Aegerter’s supremacy was further underlined during the Superpole on Saturday morning where he set a new lap record with 1’43.983 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Taccini clearly struggled more with his one-lap speed and qualified 26th for the two World Supersport races.
With the new bio flax fairing and livery of the Motonext project presented on Friday night, the first World Supersport race started on Saturday afternoon. However, the race was red flagged after one lap due to an incident on the opening lap which meant the race would be restarted later over 12 laps.
Aegerter did not start well and fell back to sixth place on the opening lap but that did not bother him. With measured overtaking, the Swiss came back to the front and took over the lead on the fifth lap. With his superior pace, the Ten Kate Racing rider managed to ride away and cross the line as the winner by a margin of over three seconds, taking his eleventh win of the season and increasing his championship lead by another five points.
For Taccini, it was going to be a difficult task from 26th on the grid but the Italian showed that he has the speed to get to the front. In twelve laps, Taccini made up no less than 15 places and eventually crossed the finish line in 11th place, scoring five points.
Dominique Aegerter:“It’s a fantastic day, we have been fast all weekend and this morning I did a 1’43 around this track. My first start was good but then we got a red flag and a restart of 12 laps. The second start was not great and I struggled a bit in the first two laps. Then I was able to ride my own pace and get to the front, finally I managed to create a gap of three seconds and took my 11th victory of the season.
We were lucky with the weather as a lot of rain was predicted. To finish this race first is fantastic, our goal was to finish ahead of Baldassarri and now we have increased the gap by another five points. To give Ten Kate Racing victory with the new project they have presented is great. It is important for the future of racing that there are eco-projects like this. Proud to be the first to be part of that. Tomorrow is another day of racing where I will try to repeat today’s performance.”
Leonardo Taccini:“The race of today was not too bad, we put a patch on the bad qualifying I did this morning. We need to continue in this way although it will be very difficult coming from the same position again. I want to thank the team for their work and congratulate them with the new parts they introduced.”
Kervin Bos – Ten Kate Racing team manager:“The first win for the Motonext project in the World Supersport championship is a fact, we are immensely proud that we did it in the first race straight away. Dominique and Leonardo both rode with the plant-based fairing and that shows the innovation we have brought works right away. Dominique took another dominant win and showed that he is the best rider at the moment. Perhaps I am even more proud of Leonardo’s race who came back from P26 to P11, insane. Surely he shows why we signed him, there is something in him and we need to get that out a little more often. Hopefully we can continue this upward trend with him tomorrow.
Thanks everyone for the comments on the Motonext project, nice to see that it has been received with open arms by the media worldwide.”
The second World Supersport race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will start at 12:30 on Sunday afternoon.
Per ulteriori informazioni Leonardo Taccini, visitate il sito www.leo24.it e seguite i nostri profili social: Leonardo Taccini ( FB – IG ).
Leonardo Taccini